Booyah! Burgers and Birds in the Big Easy
A work obligation took me to New Orleans, where I was able to sample some seafood, bite into some burgers and beignets, and beef up my birding life list during my down time around the …
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Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
As a kid in the 1970s, my baseball team of choice was the Cincinnati Reds. This was the era of the Big Red Machine, winners of two World Series, with roster of future Hall of …
High Points in High Point, N.C.
Business took me on a quick weekend trip to North Carolina, and I was able to squeeze in a few forays for burgers, beers, and barbecue around my work obligations. High Point, N.C., is the …
Pennsylvania Academy of Art at Albuquerque Museum
When we were in Philadelphia last year, we were unable to visit the famed Pennsylvania Academy of Art because it was closed for renovations. I unexpectedly found out what the Academy’s collection was up to …
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Nineteen sovereign Pueblo nations can be found in New Mexico today. Their ancestral lands once stretched into Colorado and Arizona, home to magnificent dwellings like Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Despite centuries of colonization, Pueblo …
National Hispanic Cultural Center
The National Hispanic Cultural Center in the historic Barelas community of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is dedicated to Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities. I stopped in to check out the three galleries in their Art Museum. …
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
On a hot New Mexican Saturday, what better way to spend the day than by visiting one of Albuquerque’s top museums? The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is devoted to the state’s …
Houser Studio & Sculpture Garden
I was fortunate enough to be in New Mexico when the Allan Houser Studio and Sculpture Garden, south of Santa Fe, was welcoming visitors to an open house and sculpture garden tour, so I spent …
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque was founded in 1969. It teaches the story of the Atomic Age, covering early nuclear research and today’s peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The museum’s …
Santa Fe Opera
I’ve long been aware of the Santa Fe Opera and its reputation as a unique venue since my theater days in New York City in the 1980s and ’90s, when a number of colleagues directed …